A man was in custody Saturday after leading authorities on a dangerous, high-

speed pursuit that began in Corona and ended on the Artesia (91) Freeway in Bellflower, more than an hour later, authorities said.

The suspect’s name was unavailable.

The chase began when Corona police pulled over the driver of a 2001 KIA 4-door sedan for speeding near Fourth and Main streets in Corona about 10:15 p.m. Friday, Corona police Lt. Shawn Dredla told KABC Channel 7.

When the officer walked up to the vehicle, the driver took off, triggering a chase, Dredla told the station.

The pursuit continued on surface streets, then onto the eastbound Riverside (91) Freeway, prompting California Highway Patrol officers to take over, according to the CHP. At one point the suspect exited the freeway, then drove back on the westbound 91 toward Orange and Los Angeles counties.

The suspect’s speeds ranged from 100 to 120 miles per hour at times, Dredla told KABC. The suspect struck a big rig on a 91 Freeway onramp in Long Beach, sustaining damage to the KIA but continued driving with CHP officers in close pursuit.

The chase ended when the KIA came to a halt, possibly from running out of gas, in the No. 3 lane on the eastbound 91 just west of the San Gabriel River (605) Freeway about 11:30 p.m., CHP Officer Patrick Kimball said.

The man surrendered, exiting the vehicle with his hands above his head, and was taken into custody.

Dredla told KABC that officers were checking into the possibility that the vehicle may have been stolen. No one was injured during the pursuit, she added.

LOS ANGELES

Stray bullet hits

6-year-old in back

A 6-year-old girl wounded in the back by a stray bullet from an apparent gang-

related shooting just south of the Central City area was in stable condition Saturday at a hospital, police said.

The girl was shot around 9:30 p.m. Friday in the 900 block of East 22nd Street, near Central Avenue, said Officer Jason Lee of the Los Angeles Police Department.

“Unknown suspects, either on foot or in a vehicle, fired multiple rounds in the area,” Lee said. “Unfortunately, one of the rounds went into a home in the area and struck (the girl) in the back.”

The girl was taken to County-USC Medical Center, where she was in stable condition, he said.

“This incident appears to be gang-related, but we have not ruled anything out yet,” Lee said.

Anyone with information regarding the shooting was urged to call 877-LAPD- 24-7.

SALINAS

Girl says father arranged marriage

A 14-year-old Greenfield girl says she was kidnapped by a neighbor before her father agreed to an arranged marriage in exchange for $16,000, 100 cases of beer and several cases of meat for a wedding party.

The girl told a Monterey County judge she was taken by 18-year-old Margarito Galindo. That conflicts with her earlier statements to police.

The judge says he’s more disturbed by evidence that her father, Marcelino Martinez, 36, agreed to the marriage.

The judge Friday ordered the father to stand trial on charges of procuring a child for sex, aiding and abetting statutory rape, child endangerment and child cruelty.

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